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vi⋅tel⋅lus

  [vi-tel-uhs, vahy-]
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–noun, plural -lus⋅es.
the yolk of an egg.
Origin:
1720–30; < L
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vi·tel·lus   (vĭ-těl'əs, vī-)   
n.   pl. vi·tel·lus·es
The yolk of an egg.

[Latin, probably diminutive of vitulus, calf; see wet-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: vi·tel·lus
Pronunciation: -'tel-&s
Function: noun
: the egg cell proper including the yolk but excluding any albuminous ormembranous envelopes; also : YOLK
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vitellus vi·tel·lus (vĭ-těl'əs, vī-)
n. pl. vi·tel·lus·es
The yolk of an egg.

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